EPA says Monsanto mine discharges violate law even as co. wants new mine for Roundup supplyBOISE, Idaho — Federal regulators said Thursday an Idaho mine that Monsanto Co. depends on to make its Roundup weed killer has violated federal and state water quality laws almost since it opened, sending selenium and other heavy metals into the region’s waterways. Idaho farmers: Bureau of Land Management’s post-wildfire herbicide turned farms to wastelandBOISE, Idaho — When his beets came in patchy, pushing through the soil with misshapen and discolored leaves, Perry Van Tassell did what most farmers would do: He watered more. And more. And more. Actor’s Idaho ski resort plans to rebuild lodge at Soldier MountainFAIRFIELD, Idaho — Managers of a small ski operation owned by “Die Hard” actor Bruce Willis through his Idaho-based company, Valley Entertainment Group, say the main lodge at the Soldier Mountain Ski Resort will be rebuilt. Tweaked about fake tweets, Idaho governor joins Twitter and starts tweetingBOISE, Idaho — A bogus Twitter account set up five weeks ago in the name of Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter has been shut down — only to reopen with the real governor sending out tweets. |